Title - Cabinet nod for rail link project to connect Imphal

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) on Thursday approved the Railway Ministry’s proposal to extend the new broad gauge rail-link from Imphal Road (Tupul) to Imphal and the updated cost of the entire project as Rs 4,444 crore.

The project, on which Rs 682 crore has been spent till March 31, 2011, will be funded 25 per cent from General Budgetary Support (GBS) for Railways and 75 per cent from the Finance Ministry. The project will be completed by March 2016.

This project will cover Imphal East, Tamenglong and Senapati districts of Manipur. This Jiribam-Imphal new line project, on completion, will provide rail connectivity to Imphal with the national mainstream. It would also make possible direct movement of freight/passenger from this region to other parts of the country.